Last day to vote for the ColorMunki Pack contest winner.look further down the HOME page for details) OK, Lets Focus on the best of what 2008 had going for it. It’s always easy, what we call low-hanging fruit, to diss the events. But we got this email this AM and it had a pretty good [...]

This is too freaking funny. Or we think so anyway. Please be forewarned that there is some adult language in this vid. But it’s funny stuff. World’s Worst Paparazzi – watch more funny videos This should break up your day.

To close out the year, this week we are offering up one of the most popular giveaways this year : the ThinkTank Photo Urban Disguise 30. [photopress:UD30_1_1.jpg,full,centered] If you want to take it to the streets and be a bit stealth, you have to check this company out. Very smart designers. Working photogs who know [...]

We’d like to thank everyone who sent in an entry for this contest. It’s always hard to figure out a best and fair way to do these things. Honestly, we thought about having prints submitted but you would want to have the prize already to make the best print possible. This way, we get to [...]

The packages are bro-wrapped ( defined as a best attempt by a dude to wrap a gift) and ready to go. A few last meals with friends before everyone runs off to a break. [photopress:balls.jpg,full,centered]outside Tiffany in BH The cameras are ready, batteries charged and media cards cleared. These are some of the most emotionally [...]

This is one heck of an end of year gift pack. Everyone has been running around this holiday and got very busy. And a ton of you have asked for a coupla more days to enter. Done! Check the article for contest requirements, and send in your entries to info@photoinduced.com. Just put “Munki” in the [...]

Been spending a lot of time catching up with friends and have been checking into some other possible gifts which are still possible to get a hold of.[photopress:580401.jpg,full,alignright] [photopress:580496.jpg,full,alignright] The Lensbaby Composer with the additional lenses, has been rocking my world for about a week now, with the pinhole camera attachment being the highlight. I [...]

Even Andre 3000 couldn’t stop it. (you’ll get it at about 3:45 but it still is a great song.) even if shaking it like a Polaroid picture, didn’t really help the development, just the dancing. In a matter of days, Polaroid instant film will be history. Honestly, it has been unavailable at your local photo [...]

Between 1930 and 1947, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Walker Evans traversed the United States, photographing a country emerging from a great depression and surviving a world war. Though not done in conjunction with, nor consecutively, the resulting collection of images is breathtaking. With distinctive styles of photography from each man, this book, Walker Evans & Henri [...]

It’s a good thing to get your photos off the computer and put them out where everyone can see them. And change them at will, easily. Not the digital frame road because we honestly think there is a way to go on those.Oh, it’ll get there, but just not yet. So when we saw this [...]

[photopress:C6BEA6ADAA2648019CE99F284743379D_1.jpg,full,alignright] Here are the details on this excellent DVD, “Nikon School- A Hands on Guide to Creative Lighting”. You know, honestly we are very happy to see the folks from Nikon and Canon starting to step up the plate and create programs that truly show you how to get the most out of the gear [...]

Ok, it’s time. Time to check out what you may want to get or give this holiday season. Peace on earth or goodwill towards all mankind would be cool, but….. Most of these items are well under $100. USD, except for the cameras, and the Visionaire book, but you should be able to locate all [...]

Just Added: This is one heck of an end of year gift pack. Everyone has been running around this holiday and got very busy. And a ton of you have asked for a coupla more days to enter. Done! Send in your entries by 12:01 AM, Dec. 25th, and while Santa and Hanukkah Harry go [...]

In October, we had the pleasure of interviewing Alec Soth in NYC. At that time he spoke about a new project about to be published in a unique format: Newspaper, entitled The Last Days of W. [photopress:lastdays00.jpg,full,centered] What’s so unique about that? Well, when was the last time you saw a fine art “book” printed [...]

Thanks to our eagle-eyed readers who share the cool stuff they run into out there. From Scott G., he turned us onto this just as we were putting the finishing touches on the NEWSLETTER yesterday. (yep, baked fresh weekly) This tilt/shift method of shooting and post production just tweaked our eyes. From Vince Laforet [photopress:tennis.jpg,full,centered] [...]

OK, uploading all and sifting through the materials to see what makes sense to share. A couple of things I wanted to get right out to you though: D.A.P. book distributors and publishers had a booth at Art Basel, (they are alreday prepping 2009!) where they took care of your artful needs if you didn’t [...]

We can talk for days here about why you should print your photographs. And we have. We know that a lot of folks are somewhat disappointed with the results they get in their digital darkrooms, no matter what printer they are using. There is a reason for that. GIGO. Or “garbage in, garbage out”. If [...]

For the past couple of months we have been traveling a bit to some very cool cities where the night time defines the character. And when that happens, you want to capture it as you’ve experienced it. Jill Waterman, a photographer and educator based in NYC, has published a book called Night and Low Light [...]

There is nothing like a good shot of street life, with a solid dose of humanity staring you in the face. Sometimes, though, you don’t really want to get all flashy and be swinging that big, shining camera and lens in everyone’s face. Discretion is key on the street. For photographers, anyway. So this week [...]

Nothing like a little, friendly art fair to stimulate the senses and lighten the wallets. How about a gazillion of them all at once ??? Ok, it just feels like that. We’ve been moving around Miami to check out a bunch of them and see if we can spot any trends in the business of [...]

One of the most popular galleries at Paris-Photo last month, was the Jackson Gallery of Fine Art. And the biggest draw were the photographs of Vee Speers.Click on the link and take a look at the series. [photopress:Untitled__16.jpg,full,centered]© Vee Speers The beautifully simple, desaturated yet crisp, photographs of children from her Birthday Party series, brought [...]

We’ve been here before and it seems to bring a smile. The Damon Pack comes with: [photopress:P1010197_1.jpg,full,centered] [photopress:thumb_P1010206_1.jpg,full,alignright] [photopress:thumb_P1010201_1.jpg,full,alignright] [photopress:B00062F4LC.01_A1PY46IM1CBEG3._AA200_SCLZZZZZZZ_V38986737__1.jpg,full,alignright]a Lowepro Pouch, a Giottos Mini-Tripod, an official Photoinduced.com lens cloth (complete in it’s own neoprene carrying case with attaching clip), tattoos, and a surprise. [photopress:DRes_20AW_silver_left_n_1.jpg,full,alignright] Like Crackerjacks. Except no candy coated popcorn, peanuts, but a [...]